Lawn trimmer



R. ST. CLAIR LAWN TRIMMER Filed Sept, 2, 192

Rea ben 57? @lair Patented Dec. 11, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN ST. CLAIR, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

LAWN TBIIIEB.

Application filed September 8, 1928. Serial No. 133,227.

This invention relates to lawn trimmers. In cutting lawns, it is the usual practice to use an ordinary type of lawn mower WhlCh as is well known can not get into close laces or near walls or trees nor under thee ge of shrubbery. It, therefore, is necessary in the old practice to trim by hand with ordlnary shears, kneeling down upon the ground and workin into these close places.

This invention is designed to overcome the defects noted above, and objects of this invention are to provide a novel form of lawn trimmer which may be very easily operated while the operator is in a standing position, 1| and which will trim close to walls or trees, under shrubbery, and in other heretofore inaccessible sitions.

Further o jects of this invention are to provide a device which will not rock laterally, but which may be easily pushed alo the ground to the desired point and whic will hold the trimming shears at the requisite distance from the ground so that an absolutel even cut is secured.

An embodiment of the inventionis shown in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the device; Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 1, such view being partly in section;

Referring tothe drawings it will be seen that the device com risesa body portion 1 which is equipped w1th two downwardly extendin lugs 2 between which an elongated ro er 3 is mounted. This roller su ports the body ortion and insures t e roper gauging o the length of cut. The

b ody portion 1 has a forwardly and downwardly extendi arm 4 which after reaching approximate y the horizontal diameter of the'roller, extends forwardly, as indicated at 5. This arm carries one of the shear e6 bladm 6. Further, it is to be noted from Figures 1 and 3, that the 'body portion 1 is provided with an u wardly and rearwardly slanting member which receives the elongated rod or handle 8; This rod extends upwardl and has riveted thereto the channel shap downturned portion .9 of an operating haridle 10.

Upon the upper side of the body rtion 1, the movable member 11 is pivotallg positioned by means of the bolt 12. Preferably, the member 11 is bushed and extends for Wardl and downwardly, as indicated at 13. This ownwardly extending arm terminates in a horizontally extending arm 14 to which the other shear blade 15 is secured, as by means of rivets, for instance. The member 11 is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly slantin channel member 16 which receives the ot er upwardly extending rod or handle 17. This rod carries at its up per end the attaching portion 18 of the second o ating handle 19.

If esired, the members 7 and 16 may be provided with projecting l s 20 which con tact when the blades are c osed, and thus limit the inward motion of the blades In using the device, it is merely necessary for the operator to push the ap aratus along, such apparatus being supported by the roller 3 and prevented from lateral tilting. He then operates the handles 10 and 19 and causes the opening and shutting of the shear blades, thus accurately trimming the grass, although the operator stands in an upright position.

It will be readily seen that he may push the shear blades into almost any position closely adjacent trees, walls, or under shrubber where it has heretofore been impossib e to properly and easily trim the grass.

Although the invention has been described in' considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limitin as the invention may be variously embodi and as the scope of such invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

A lawn trimmer comprising a body por tion provided with a horizontal elongated "laterally extendin roller, an upwardly and rearwardly exten ing arm rigid with said body portion, a shear blade rigid with saidbody portion and carried in front of said roller, a member pivoted to said body portion at a point directly over the center of said roller, a second shear blade cooperating with said first mentioned shear blade and rigid with said member and an upwardl and rearwardly extending arm rigid with said member, each of said u wardly and rearwardly extending arms aving horizontal rearwardly directed handles rigid therewith and located at their upper ends, 5 whereby said rearwardly directed handles control the direction of motion of translation of the device and whereby relative motion between said handles causes relative motion between said shear blades.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I l have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in

the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

REUBEN ST. CLAIR. 

